Thursday, March 12, 2009

Spring is Back!

Definitely a shorts and t-shirt run tonight. And to think, 36 hours earlier, I was wishing I'd worn a scarf or something to protect against the -30-ish wind chill. I was out the door, and picking my way through the softening hard pack on the street. Not slushy yet, except in a few spots.

Even the edge of the bluff wasn't too bad, but I bet it'll be a sloppy mess by tomorrow afternoon. The Path Under The Stairs was clear, but water was running, and near the bottom there's a lot of mud washed down and piled up. And then there's the lake near the bottom of The Stairs.

I took the ramp down to the trail on the levee along Memorial. Again, not too bad, puddle-wise, but tomorrow it'll be a mess. Typical of running at that time of night, there weren't too many out, but there were a lot of commuters-on-foot heading home, and occasionally slowing things down in the narrow spots by the C-Train bridge.

Across at 14th and back along 4th Avenue, there were some cyclists and walkers. The promenade was pretty quiet, though. However once I got across Prince's Island and on the foot bridge, it was crowded.

I took The Path back up to the bluff, something I haven't done for a few months, and I felt it. Climb stairs takes a whole different set of muscles that running uphill. L n K Still, I kept an impressive pace, I thought.

And then along the bluff as usual, and homeward.

Distance: 7.32 Time: 38:10
Average speed: 5:12 min/km (11.51 kph).

Shoes: Asics GT-2130.
Today's earworm: Nothing.

Weather: Sunny and 4C.

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